English

Alternative forms

• penalty shoot-out

Noun

penalty shootout ‎(plural penalty shootouts)

1. (soccer, field hockey) A series of penalties (penalty kicks in soccer), taken to decide a winner after a game has resulted in a tie and extra time has been played.
   • 2012 September 7, Dominic Fifield, “England start World Cup campaign with five-goal romp against Moldova”, in The Guardian:

     This was an eighth game without defeat, penalty shootouts aside, over Hodgson's brief tenure but, by the end, this whole occasion had been stripped of any competitive nature.

Synonyms

• penalties
• penalty kicks (soccer)

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